And (A)I will bless those who bless you,
And the one who [a]curses you I will [b]curse.
(B)And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”

So Abram went away as the Lord had spoken to him; and (C)Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. Abram took his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot, and all their (D)possessions which they had accumulated, and (E)the [c]people which they had acquired in Haran, and they [d]set out for the land of Canaan; (F)so they came to the land of Canaan.

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  1. Genesis 12:3 Or reviles
  2. Genesis 12:3 Or bind under a curse
  3. Genesis 12:5 Lit souls
  4. Genesis 12:5 Lit went forth to go to

I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;(A)
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.(B)[a]

So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot(C) went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old(D) when he set out from Harran.(E) He took his wife Sarai,(F) his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated(G) and the people(H) they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan,(I) and they arrived there.

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  1. Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)